For French, students are taught and assessed on their ability to meet the expectations outlined in the Ontario French curriculum in four major areas, or strands, of Language

The four strands of French Language are:

1. Listening

2. Speaking

3. Reading

4. Writing

Listening and Speaking are the most important of these strands in French.

The Ministry of Education has put out two resources you could check out. Since reading and writing are transferable skills between languages, these can help all learners in English and in French:

• Reading and Writing with your Child - A Parent's Guide 

• Helping your Child with Reading and Writing

For English, students are taught and assessed on their ability to meet the expectations outlined in the Ontario Language curriculum in four major areas, or strands, of Language

The four strands of Language are:

1. Literacy Connections and Applications

2. Foundations of Language (Oral Communication, Reading and Writing)

3. Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts (Reading)

4. Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts (Writing)

This curriculum was updated in 2023. You can find more details from The Ministry of Education by clicking here.

At school, children learn the concepts and skills identified for each grade in the Ontario Mathematics curriculum.  In French Immersion, Math is taught in English at all grade levels.

​Children learn mathematics best through activities that encourage them to:

• investigate

• think about what they are investigating

• gather information, organize it, and act on it

• use information that they have gathered from a variety of sources to solve problems

• explain how they reached their solutions

You can find ways to support your student's Math learning by checking out this Parent Information page created by the Ministry of Education.

Children learn the concepts and skills identified for each grade in the Ontario Science Curriculum in five major topics in Science. In French Immersion, Science is taught in French. The five topics in Science are:

1. STEM Skills and Connections

2. Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants (3); Habitats and Communities (4)

3. Matter and Energy: Forces and Motion (3); Light and Sound (4)

4. Structures and Mechanisms: Strong and Stable Structures (3); Machines and Their Mechanisms (4)

5. Earth and Space Systems: Soils in the Environment (3); Rocks, Minerals, and Geological Processes (4)

The main goal of the Science curriculum is to engage students in asking questions and experimenting with the world around them. You can find more parent information about Science by clicking here.

 When working in a combined grade classroom, whole-class learning focuses on how to be a scientist and investigate big ideas and questions.  Then, when working in small groups and independently, students use what they have learned to apply it to grade-specific content.

Children learn the concepts and skills identified for each grade in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum in two major topics in Social Studies. In French Immersion, Social Studies is taught in French. The two topics in Social Studies are:

1. People and Environments: Living and Working in Ontario (3); Political and Physical Regions of Canada (4)

2. Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850 (3): Early Societies to 1500 CE (4)

The main goal of the Social Studies curriculum is to expose students to the human elements that shape our world.  As society changes, students need "to be critically literate in order to synthesize information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and thrive in an ever-changing global community." (pg. 5)

When working in a combined grade classroom, whole-class learning focuses on how to investigate big ideas and questions.  Then, when working in small groups and independently, students use what they have learned to apply it to grade-specific content.

Children learn the concepts and skills identified for each grade in the Ontario Arts Curriculum in four major areas of Arts. In French Immersion, the Arts are taught in French. The four categories of Arts are:

1. Dance

2. Drama

3. Music

4. Visual Arts

One of the major advantages of Arts education is the ability for students to show their learning in different ways.

Children learn the concepts and skills identified for each grade in the Ontario Health and Physical Education Curriculum. 

Students will have time in the gym and outdoors for Physical Education every day.  Students should have a pair of shoes for school that they can use to be active while in the gym.